Wire bound box machine,



S` F. BAUWENS.

WIRE BOUND BOX MACHINE.

APrucMxuH men srP.25.1914.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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S. F. BAUWENS.

WiRE BOUND BOX MACHINE. APPLlcATIoN msu SEPT. 25. k19:4.

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S. F. BAUWENS.

WrRE BGUND BOX MACHINE.

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,3. F. BAUWENS.

WIRE BOUND 80X MACHINE.

APPucATaoN man SEPT. 25, v19m.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919i Y 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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SERAPHINE F. BAUWENS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNEASSIG'NENTB, TO WIREBOUNDS PATENTS COMPANY, OF KITIIERY, MAINE, A. CORPORATION 0F MAILLE.

WIBEBOUNDBOX MACHINE.

Y 1,31m355 specification of Letters raient. Patented Aug. 19, 1919. Application filed September 25, 1914. 7serial No. 863.41314 To all whom t may comic/m: Fig. 2 is a. side elevation pertiall in sec- .Be it knowny that l, i'nnsrmivn F. BAU- tion of the machine illustrated in ig. 1. |56

. WENS, s citizen of the United States. resid- Fig. 3 is an end view also artiell` in secing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tion taken at the right hendp end o Figs. 1 Starte of Illinois, have invented. n certain and 2. l new and useful Improvement in Wire- Fig. 4 is a detail changed position view of Bound-Box Machines, of which the followe part of the device which will.l be more 80 ing is e. specification. fully described hereafter.

This invention relates vto machines for use Fig. 5 is an end view of the device taken in making wirebound boxes hy the action of from the left hand end of Figs. 1 and 2. binding Wire op lying and stapling or fns- Y Fig. 6 is :in enliirged detail view of the tener-setting mec unisni upon assembled box shock absorbing' mechanism. B5 ports, such for exemple es the ssemhled side Fig. 7 is a sectional view at right ongles to sheets and cleats composing the sections of a. Fig. 1, showing the wire cutting mechanism wirebound box blank. which ep )ears upon the front :.i i 1"" Among otherobjects the invention is inportion oiI Fig. 5.

ments, as hereina. ter described and claimed, Fig. 9 is e tended to provide improved mechanism for Fig. S is a lince View of this cut olf mecha-- 'I0v controllably disposing the fasteners or stnnisni teken from the left hand side of Ff.' ples by which the box incterislsnre secured 7, it being n slightly enlarged and artialfy together and the binding wires connected sectional view of the same parts w i'ch cpg. thereto; also to n'ovidc various improvepeer in the up er half of Fig. 5.

tail plan view of one of the 76 contributing to the etliciency of operation of sprocket chains removed from the machine.

. such machines. Among these are improve- The machine is carried upon a 'suitable .to the fiction of thc stnpling mechanism. frames being spaced apart ments inthe general organization of the me frame work which may take n vriety. of chine, in the details of particular wcrk-snp forms, but which. 1n the particulnr c here porting* and feeding means, :md in regnlcillustrated takes the form of two strolled` 80 tion and control of the feed mechanism side frames mede up of three separate parte whereby the work is progressively subjected 12, 13 and 14 connected together, said side `y the rigid sta- The invention will be best cinici-stood tionsry separated bars 16 and 18-as well'us from the following description taken in other parte such as shafts and the like 00n- 85 connection with the accompanying illustra necting them which will be herefter ref 1 tion of one forni of machine containing one ferred to. For convenience, that portion `of specific'embodiment of my invention, end its the machine including the Side frame portion scope will be particularly set forth in the l2 and its connecting spacing member, will claims. y be referred to as the operating head. 9c4

While the device of this invention cs- Jonrnsled at ensuite le peint in the operpableof use upon mamy different shapes of ating head is a. shaft 20 having rigidlyae Wire bound boxes or packages or other articured thereto by any suitable meansA two cles, its primary use is inthe construction sprocket Wheels 22 end 24 identici leso far of substantially rectangular', though not nec as their sprocket chain carrying .rbilit essarily square, boxes ond accordingly .the concerned. l

preferred form of the machine set forth in Siniilarly journaled at the opposite end 0f the drawings is illustrated and will be, for the machine in the support 141s n shaft 26v es are necessary for ,illustration of the 1n- 22 and its Opposite wheels `then, f vennen.

convenience, described es used in milking n carrying two sprocket wlisels 28, one ly box of this character. .in the vertical piane of sprocket wheel 2 10o Inthe drawings. the other in the plane of sprocket wheel 24. Figure 1 is s fragmentary lon view of an Over one sprocket Wheel 24 and its opposite l approved `type of box blsn machine emsprocket wheel 28' the-sprocket chain 30u bodying my invention, showing such parte passes while over the second-,sprocket wheel;y

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chain 32 passes. v"there All.

" m their ends by ri intermediate links 42. 'he longitudinal members 13 of the side y frames are of the cross section shown in Fig.

`u; which the long 1i 1f rest and travel from cept that they are shown in Fi plurality rights and lefts, as clearly Lach chain consists ina y long links made up of ar 34 and a relatively wide bar 36 having extending from its side a T or other shaped l of having certain parts which will ug 38 designed for the ereasftcry described selectively secured.

These links just as to form vets described are pivoted at to the shorter and deeper' a horizontal track 44 on like of the chains and 32 sprocket to ,sprocket and these tracks V44 are provided with centra] recesses 46 in which the short links 42 'of the chains travel, tudinal movement o thus preventing longif the chain oil from the tracks 44 as the chains progress through these members 13.

Rigidly secured tothe the slde members 13 devices, such irons track throng and c ILS vertical wallsof (Fig. 3) by suitable the screws 48, are angle 50 forming a horizontal and rigid along the members 13 for the of the box cleats 52 angle irons form h each of the ear of the tracks travel that is to say, these an independent track side members 13 above 44 and the sprocket chains thereon over which the bicleats 52 can be and are driven by adjustable devices which will be hereafter described.

Suitabl is main drive sha suitable source of lveyed to this shaft 56, (Fig. 5),

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y mounted. in the operating head ft 54 propelled by any power, not shown, conthrough a clutch pulle ually operated in the ord1- f ry manner by the hand lever 58 and auto- `68. Operated by ivotall 4 rigid y connected to a shaft t oii' the power in described by the cam 2 on rod 64 connected 58.

secured to the main drive shaft by any suitable means is cam V66 and an eccentric this eccentric' is a connectconnected at 72 -to a tably mounted transversely of the maed t0 this shaft 76 as 3, are L shaped arms ght and left on which are y ted the push rods 80 pressed for engaging. and posithe manner which will more fully appear hereafter.

ivotally mounted rod or shaft 86,

ating head isa upon a suitable cross Fig. 2), through the operA er arm or lever 90 carrying* a roller 92 traveling upon the heart d cam 66. 2O at any c Rigidly attached to the onvenant pain-t Ais a brake vvvi ll hereafter more of the frame,

wheel 94 having upon its circumference a brake band 96 whose opposite ends are conneet/ed at 98 and 100 to a short lever 102 suitably pivoted on the frame and rockable by a lever 104 which is in turn connected b the rod 105 to the rocker arm 90. It will be seen that when the rocker arm 90 is pushed to the left by the heart shaped cam the movement of the short lever 102 tends to bind the 4brake band 9G aboutA the brake Wheel :md -lock it, and that movement in the opposite direction of the parts named tends to release this brake ban-d. In practice, the parts are so proportioned and adjusted that this brake band seriously grips the brake wheel 94 only when the extreme tip portion106 of heart shaped cum 66 enages the roller 92 and at other times the grohe Whecl94 runs freely inside the brake band. The proportion of the lever 102 to the other parts is such that this grip-ping action, when the tip 106 of cam 66 passes roller 92, takes place very sharply and strongly, thereby positively stopping the shaft 20 `at this time. This mechanism is designed to bring the endless sprocket chains and the parts which they pro-petto a sudden and positive stop at desired intervals, as

fully appear. Also rigidly connected to the shaft 20 by any suitable means is a ratchet wheel 11() Whose teeth are adapted to be selectively engaged by at least one of a plurality 0f dogs 112- suitably vpivotally mounted upon a head 114 of a rocker arm 116 journaled loosely upon shaft 20 and reciprocated Iby a rod 118 connected to rocker arm 90. The result of this construction is that whenever rocker `arm 90 is moved to the left by lthe heart Shaped cam 66 some one of the dogs 112 is engaged with the surface of the Wheel 110 and therefore the 'wheel and consequently the shaft 20 is rotated to the left. When, however, heart shaped cam 66 has passed its tip 106 over wheel 92 permitting spring 120 to move arm 90 to the right the teeth 112 click idly over the ratchet teeth of Wheel 110. From the foregoing it will be apparcnt that movement of rocker arm 90 to the lett positively drives the shaft 20 and attached parts in a counter clockwise directiona given predetermined distance and that on the instant this movement of the rocker arm 90 and consequently of the shaft 20 ceases the brake devi-ce grips the brake wheel 94 and prevents any over-movement or overlash of any of the parte.

Rigidly mounted upon cross member 18 as best seen in Figs. 1 and 6. and with its center in the same vertical plane as the arm 90 and the rod 118, heretofore described, is a longitudinal rack 126 rigidly secured in position' `by bolts or screws 128. Sliclably .mounted with reference to this rack 1| n am head 180 made up of two'farsielgsidezplntes vdennested to.I gether by vintervening 'opening members which include ythe bolts or screws 132, 134

y and 136.` Bolt132ncts es bearing for congo Y ' will beV seen that Vwhen iiiy'oiie otheteethj 14g-7145 VYile in 'engegeY P Y 90 in'fnovn Y YEis absolute y determined and conseqnent y the point of its beginning y its next movement to the left with reference the .particular case to its rotationof shaft 20 and consequently o Yits movementl of tliexndless sprocket chains is therebydetermined. Y Y, Y

" The'4 droppin of the latch YYdogs 14:2145

' i is determined',ytheroperation of n shaft 148 (See Fig.' 6' ,V'otlrn'led nl'thecross head 130 and exten 'ingh'beneath theseV dogs. In

ere illustrated, this shaft is provided with a. notch 150 engaged by correspondin. notches or other cem fares on the underside oi the dogs 142-145 so that when theee parts iuet mentioned are in register with each other the dogs drop into thereck teeth, Whereas when the shaft is rotated leo that thei are not in re ster with each other; 'i'. e., t e sltlon of i G, the

latch degene heldin freni therae Any VVforni of "i ahfstructure Weil own in Y ,will take care of this cont l Y:degli in the manner derbed'inay- Y Without departing thief-invention. Y(ln Vthe cuter end of Yheft Mtis adorn; or dog 152 engaged by spring 154 eo'desined as to hold this dog andconse'quently t e shaft 148 in. the position showiin Fig. 6 wherein the latch doge 142--145 are held `'oleerof rackl126. Whenever the movement of the rocker arm .90 moves-this ero'ss'head to theright'nntil Vlatch ,dog etrkesn'pin 160 whose other functionerwillhe hereafter described, this latch do lltrvels over the surface o thepin tus rotating 148fin n counter cloeln Vv'vee direct Vnto vthevpofsition in which the l m ai? V. ,l

dos. Sie il when Yth Q the right by the sht elloivir's, the

other words, engagement of latch dog 152 with pin 160 'intimtly stops the cross heed lend conneY tently' the erm 90 andjffmched parts at t e point Where this pin 160 is placed in the mnner and for the purposes hereafter set forth. When, in further operation of the machine, the arm 90 moves to the left thereby moving both the cross heed 130 and this in 16) which is carried by the sprocket cfeiijio, the point where the chain ie sto ped in the manner described heretofore, tie difference in rndinsof, the rhein links Vandthe pivot 140 lbout the center of Vshaft 20 is euilieient, to cause the crees head lt() move n slightlyY leehm'i zontal distance to the left than does the pin 16d; in other Words, the in lfmoves with reference to the latch nog 152 under that dog zmdtoV the left that it does not eligegeY thi'a'iltli 252i, VSuid VYpointe"ofthe' 142%-15-reaoh r e slight dieiiitionY 162 nt the Y ck teeth lil'dper'thereb throwing the dogsup to' n; position w ere the `shsiit V2148 free to retete Vunder the action of Spring' 154, that shaft doesV rotate' to the position 'where its can; surface engeges the ratchet dogs 14%145 to holfrthem up in the position shown in Figo; which position they remain in during the returnstioke ofnrm 90 until the latch dog 152 'strikes another pin 160 placed at another point on the sprocket chanwherefitfis desired to Y `ein arrest the'inovement ofthe erm "V90 an ettached parte.l Y V As heretofore described, the sprocket chnins lare endless und may be of any length. In practice, it is desirable to here these chains of such e length that they will, in the course of one complete passage through the machine, take care of et leest two complete box blanks of four Sides each. The chains are divided up `by push members which will be hereafter described carrying the pins 160, heretofore referred to, into a given number of box blank sections spaced :as nenrly'ns practical the sitme distamee apart between successive Ybox sections. In Fig, 1 the push members and the cleats for one euch complete box blank ere shown, there being lfive Apush members for each box blank comprising n. front push member 161, a rear push member 168 and three inten mediate push members 170.

All of the push members are dike in that they have ar similarly shaped body portion 1?'2 provided with a. gripping jaw 174 oontif-oiled by screw 176 so that they moy be ndjustnbly clamped on the T shaped lug 38 heretofore referred toon the side of the chain, and the screws 176 nre selectively insertible in different holes in the upper surfarce ef the push member thereby allowing for adjustment of the push members even up to a. point when they partially .project over the ends of the longer links of the chain. Each one of these push members on the chain which runs adj acentito the operating mechanism of the machine, (the front one as viewed in Fig. 1,) carries one of the pins 160. The push members upon the opposite chain do not need this pin except that the front push inem-ber is there provided with a corresponding pin 180 whose functions will be hereafter described.

All of the push members on both chains have projecting from them push pins 182 which project into the path of travel of and engage the box cleats 52, heretofore described, with the result that each one of these push pins engages the adjacent box cleat traveling through the machine and forces it along,` the track provided for it on an angle iron J heretofore described. In order to readily insert these cleats on this track, these push members and consequently the push pins 182 are spaced farther apart lengthwiseA of the chain than the lengths of the cleats and their ultimate positions with reference to each other require. Each cleat* is pushed up against one of these pins by the spring tension mechanism 234 hereafter described.

Rigidly extendingr vertically from each front push member is a finger or lug n184: and corres ndingly placed upon each rear push mem er is Ya similar rigid linger 186. Pivotaliy mounted Vupon the side of each of the intermediate push members is a vertical linger 188 whose rotation in a vertical plane is Vlimited by the pins 190 (see Figs. 2 and 4). This construction allows a limited movement of these vertical fingers so as to permit slight variations in the widths of the box sides which, in the manner well known in the art, are placed acroV the sprocket chains over corresponding cleatsV and between these fingers on successive push members. As the placing of these box sides is well known in the art, only one box side 192, is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 so placed.

Referring to Figs. 5, 7 and 8, the bar 16 of the frame has rigidly' attached to it by screws 194 two bracket members 196, one above each of the sprocket chains of the machine, in which is pivoted by means of the cylindrical members 198 the longitudinal bar 200 whereby this bar 200 is rotatable on its own axis. Hooked over this bar 200 are two wire cuto machines 202, well known in the art, one foreach sprocket chain. These cut-off machines are provided with shear members 204 operated by the combined cction of the spring 206 and the depressible rod 208, in the ordinary manner. .Reciprocably mounted in suitable slots 209 cut in the operating head is the horizontal bar 210 driven by connecting rods 212 operated by secantric: 914 on the 1min drive shaft 54, the

V216 on this bar 210 are thus broug brackets t in contact with the upper ends of rods 208 the cutoif shears 204 are operated.

Asthis har 210 reciprocates at each revo-V lution of the main shaft and as the action of the cut-oil' shears is only required intermittently, the time ofoperaton of the cutoil' shears is regulated by Swingin the cutoff mechanism so that the ends o? the bars 208 are Vonly in the path of travel of these. brackets 216 when it is desired tohave cutting el'ected by the shears 20L This tiltin of the shearing mechanism is made possib e by the fact of their being mounted upon the rotatable bar 200'2 and the rockin motion is effected automatically by the fo lowing mechanism: Ri idly connected to and extending from the. r 200 at any suit able point'is a `short Varm 218 having ad justably connected to it a connecting rod 220 whose opposite end is ivoted at 222 to the shorter arm 224 of a be l crank mounted on shaft 226 whose longer arm 228. is engaged by the pin`180 carried by the front push member on the rear chain, as heretofore described. Pin 180 operates both arm 228 to control the-cutting-mechanism and. also the shaft to control the throw out clutch.

Fig. 8 shows the shears in operative position, while Fig. 24 shows the same in 1noperative position.

Wire, is supplied to the machine by mechanisn well known in the art, and therefore not here shown, so as to pass under the standard, well-known, prior art stapling mechanism 230 also Voperated by the reciprocating bar 210 and thence under the cutoii shears 204. Were the wire not severed successive complete box sections delivered by the machine would be connected by the wires with resulting tangling and other confusion in handling the product 'of the machine which, in rior machines, has been taken care of by c ipping the Wires by hand as each complete box blank comes out of the machine. In this machine when one complete box blank has been delivered from the machine and another box blank is about to be formed and preferably after one` or two staples have been driven im the front cleats of the next box blank, shown at the left of Fig. 1, and across the wire thereon so result being that when projectin as to prevent the ends of the wire getting` loose and therefore'out of control lo@ thc" machine, the pin 1S() on the front pushincmber of the now entering box blank enga s arm 228 and thusswings the cut-oil' mec anism to position under the brackets 216 whereupon on the next descent of thse brackets, they strike the upper ends of the rods 208 and thus force the' cutting jaws l 204 to sever the wires, one on each side. cut of mechanism is returned to normal position by the spring 400;' f

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If more then we fhfenp lied .w the giveebexs't Y -y t@ eng additlonnlcnt-o' machines upon the bar Y s e.:nesin'reine v Y r VsY together "trikesV Y 151i Y nietehine,V this'rs'a'eeomplished by pro- *"wdiiig slideble spring ressed nsh mein- 'bes'23l4/jl1/aving u Wnrdy exten ing lingers end control by the springs 236 adept- Yto autoniatieeily V preesI the cleet memirhiehns .stepled a Aeinetthe edo ide Weihe Vthe side; Ymember ne clearly app deseribedf'meehni for i. Y Y. Y 'Y `Vretali'f,111g lngitidirel inerezs'nent offth forwerdfeleets shownin Fi "Iso that they are yonly moved toY Vthe le in Fig. 1 when and as en aged by the push 182,7with the result t et these forward or 'left hnnd'eleete as viewed in Fig. 1 een ofnever be in any but the egrrect position for linglbeeeuse Athe step'lm'g o eretion in rso o si e driving stsfpleeesor e jeeentto Qhe vhe cleatenhiehvso th nn;

YYs, 5S' Y Y nrezalrreye 1nY xed' Y.'

IivotedV on .esuitnhle bolt 240 lj( ige. 1 and' 3) is a `plete 2&2 having init upper face e notch 244 lying inthe saine horizontal iene 'es the pins i60 on the push member. his plate is normally held--nprby e.' spring of enyjeonstrnetion, not shownjn detail, so that this notch in -the plete is normally, when in the position described, in the path aiding-.V152 to trip theratehetdogs 142-145 anelgthlg stop the movement to the right of arm enti ngtteeliedl parte und?? il? ,ful'tei' nctionwofrspring 120. This plete iseleo so; shaped 5tlietrwlnm one of the [ins llflv more@ overV it,l the plate getsonto the way sind does not therefore exert Imy tripping notion on ratchet dogs 142-445. If it were desired to staple the cleats only at distences epert represented by the 'movement of the machine due-ton complete revolution of the drive Y shnft 5 4, .except es varied by thenetion of the fnins lgtliis platieldeiie; oonld he wholiy ornittenzlfrom.'themeelfnnev without' in any way Eeeti'ng' Ehe device. lt

`sprocket chains nnd attached pertgi The arm 228 heretofore described is on shaft 226, on which cam heretofore referred to is located if desired, with the result that when the machine is operated by e. single Workman and it is necessary for him to stop the machine every time the innterinl for n t'nll box blank Vhas worked through the nnlchine this stopping oi the machine is automatically eli'eeted by the ih*Y Voperntion of this shaft 2:26 and the cnrn 60 controlling the hand lever 58 in the manner heretofore described. If "nephnlgility of workmen are employed about the machine so that continuons operation is possible the cani (S0 may beeither wholly omitted or nrrenged by well known means to be thrown out of eiieetive operation.

Operation.

Assume th nt the machine is in the position shown in the drawings with the cleats for n complete box in such position; that the box sides? not shown in the dmwings, nre placed over them; that the wire, not shown in the` drawings, is in position ready to be attached; that 'the automatic stnpling mechanism is supplied with e suitable supply of material ready for use and that power is applied tothe shaft 54 ready for use. Also assume that before the starting of the machine on this cycle of operation one or more staples have been driven in the left hrend ends of the first o r left hond cleats. The operator now takes hold of hnndle 5S niej-ees itY to the left thurs throwing in eliiteli 56 and vsterling; the me chine. .As soon es shaft 54 begins to rotate in e counter eioekwise direction it drives arm 90 to the left this through the engagement fof. the p11-wis 112 with the ratchet teeth on een oel-ry thegiJ-"before the top 106 of cam isf'eitehd; et which point brake meche- 'nieni `gel-w96Y takes oontrol of the/shitft 2L lend sharply stops it and consequently the As the high point 106 in com 66 passes rol r 92 the spring 12() begins to draw lever arm 90 and erosshend 130 to the'right n s viewed in Fig. 2, the sprocket chains and work thereon reu manning stationary. This movement oit' these ports continues until, in the first instance. dog 152 engages notch 244 in plete V242 whereupon the :crossheed is stopped. During this Short movement .of the crossheml sind the continued movement of the mein shaft Vbefore erin-9() begins to again move to the left estepiehefheen driven by the stnpllng meehenism() Ythrtmgfhthe cleat andttaehed per-teen. eech side of the nl-if chino. Nothing further ieppensin this perticnlar cycle of operations until the cam Gti begins` to again drivc lever 90 to the left when the operation is repeated. This cycle of operation is repeated over and over until the right hand end of the first cleat is nearly reached when the pin 160 belonging to the, push ineinbcr 170 of that particular cleat assaines a position where it moves plate 242 out of the path ot' travel of dog 152 and prevents the notch :Hl on plate 252 affecting said do;r 152, but on the other hand this pin ltt) ot' the first push mcmber ITU itself engages dog; 152, perhaps at the point where notch 244 would have acted, perhaps at either side of that point. and operates the ratchet key 14-2-145 to sto) the crosshcad in its movement to thc right at exactly the Light point so that thc next staple driven will be at thc correct point adjacent to the` right hand cud of the first cleat shown at the lett hand end of Fig. 1. The cam 10G or other fixed throw actuator, moves thc driving;V pawl in its oscillatingr or reciprocating movement to a tixed extreme position in one direction, but lost notion is provided for between the driving pawl and the can: or other actu-v ator in the opposite direction. They rack 126 and its coperatinpr pawls 142 act as a positive stop to determine the amount of this lost motion and tix the other cxtreme position of the actuator and thereby control thc succeeding step of thc work feedingr mechanism. Members it). which in the present instance `are positioned on the feed chains, are presented successively in correlation with the movement, of the work. which is a particular instance of presentation governed by the relative position of the work and staplingl mechanism at. any particularmomcnt. These members act to brinaV thc drivel'` through the medium of the connecting rod iBS, into cooperating relationship with the stop and the position ot' the` staplesl on the box biank is thus governed. Members 160 act merely as trips in the present instance and the con veyer chains or other mechanism which carry them are not called upon to do any heavy work in positioning any of the dri ving mechanism. but the positioningis cared for by the fixed abutmcnts provided by thcirack which absorb the shock of thechccked moving parts. A continuance of the operation of the machine merely repeats the c vcles of operation just described applying thcm successively to the second. third and fourth cleats of the box material on the machine thus finally completing one complete box blank and cnrryingit to the lct't beyond the machine whereupon they first push mearber of the next oncoming box drives its pin 180 against the arm 228 thus cuttingr the wires which connect the completed box blank with the rcSt of the device and if the cam is present stopping the machine in the manner described.

During the revolution of shaft 54 4in each cycle of operations described the arm is manipulated by this shaft through the mechanism described to keep pushing the box sides up against the fingers 184 and 188,'as the case maybe, thereby insuring their always being' in proper position with reference to the cleats preparatory to sta ling. As this mechanism keeps the box sillias in order and as the spring members 234 keep the cleats in proper position in the manner described, Van accurately formed box blank is produced without any attention :from the operator except to insert the crude material und carrv away the completed box'biank.

By this device 1t 1s )ossible to adjust the push members along t ie sprocket chains to take care of the formation of box blanks in which the successive sides of the box `vary greatly in width and at the same time insure accuratistapling of the parts together particularly insuring the placingv of staples where they are most needed in close roximity to the corners of the box and wi hout running any risk of idly driving sta les in the corners of the box as has hereto oro frequently happened in prior devices.

It will bemoticed that by reason of the fact that the ceats travel upon an independent| track separate und apart from the sprocket chains much greater aecurac obtained than is possiblewhere'the wel t of the cient and box sides has to be carried by the chains, as in the prior art.. In this device, boxes of different lengths as Well as different widths can readily be formed by simply varying the distance apart, transversely of the nnichine of the cut-olf and stapling mechanism which is readily effected by the construction shown and described.

In this machine the use of the band brake 110 serves to take up all lost motion of the parts and insures the accurate.y o ration of the machine in one direction whi e the cross head device 130 with its attached parte, sometimes called the shock absorber, performs the same function in stopping tlmirecton,

parts which move in the opposite these two mec anisms together insuring very accurato operation of the machine and consequently ver satisacto product.

While the evice here il ustrated has-.bean

'described as operating u on a wire bound 'Y each push member' entering the Vtrack adje.-

ent'to it to engage a box partial' said track QQ 'a 312 "if 11g flfk veyer meveeglid nothermembr ig' from jeeelifpneh: me; Y@gdapted Riace 5upon,tiiefiirri i; mentioned box memr pushed by that `paauticular member, certain of the said second membcrs'e'xtending from the push member being movabiy mounted upon the Vulsh member to ailow for Yn'-riia,ions Vinniidt VVof the second kind of box members placed u on the machine. Y

2.1In a device of e cla-ss described, in combination with a suitable i ef' eavieyersj Y g1 Y Y eonvele epted to nave ,ediiistetiirpue @tummy secured i'trtthe conveye, means upon each 1t-to enga e ash member entering the track adjacent to albox part in seid track for the width et the "SetzenY df .bx' News placed upon'the machine .ineens V snd conveyer meinbebd autometic means 'rsbigthe `box"members upon the machine fthef i'rection of motionfo the conveyer Mito thereby properly position them, for the ,I veer to driveV the conveyor matie brake device operated or meer nient under ther b9 instantl pur-posee set forth. Y Y Y Y V 3.' In a, machine of the'class deserlbed, the

- combination of a. conveyer, a movable drivin Vmember constructed and arranged to drive the ,conveyer selectively variable distancee in a given direction, means for pro peiling thev driving member, and an autoy said prolling means arranged to lock the conveyor m stationary position at the instant said driving member completes its movement of the eonveyer. ,A

4. A machine of the clesge'deecribedomprising a conveyer, a. recprocebledriving member, e mechanism arranged to detafchw bly connect the driving member to the con lectively varie'. JlietencesV in agiven c' 'ectien only,

`rneenefor actuating th driving member, and

` `Vlrbrakeilevice for the conveyer operated by L t h entailleK o dri neue A5. Inn fnac imc of thc class descrilndl n Shaft, a wheel sind a conveyer cnrrled upon 'the machine. Y

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opposite direction, girlpower driven device for actuating seid driving mechanism, a brake wheel Ixion the shaft, a brake band upon said bra e wheel, [md levers connecting the opposite ends of the brake band to said driving mechanism, all of the parte beings() proportioned that the brake band grips the brake wheel at the instant the conveyor reaches the limit of its movement. under the action of the driving mechanism to positively Stop it and at other times does not interfere with the device.

- 6. In a mach i Vfg'lh'ercless described, an endless convey movable through the machineg'asource of power for driving the machine, means 4for detachably connecting said source of power to the conveyer to drive it, and a member selectively adjustable along the conreyer adapted to engage raid ,connecting means as it moved adjacent thereto and ther-cb 'disconnect the couvetver from .the source o power without stopping Y 7. In a device of' the class'vdcscri-bed; V'a

conveyer meiner,f menne, lfor. driving Ythe conveyer membe 'g .a source of ower for actuating seid dgiyingmeens, ac nich between .15H2-lest tw'o'meh'oned elements, a cam devinei'arranged. when moved, to disconnect fthe clutch thus Vshutting' off the 'power and stopping the machine, a member carried by tile conveyor adapted, et one point in the travel of the conveyer, to more the cam to so actaate the clutch, and means for sclectivelr locatingx said last mentioned member at different point-s along `the conveyer.

8. A machine of the class described compriaing a. conveyel', a rcciprocable driving means adapted. in one direction of its motion, to drive the conveyor iu that direction and adapted as it moves in ,the opposite direction to leave the cbuveyer at rest. members spaced along the convcjrcr arranged to be engaged by a part of said reciprocablc' driving means on its :Second or'return stl-olie` and a shori absorbing devceset in action by the East, mentioned engagement ofparts a1- rangred to positively stop said rehu'rr moiemcnt of the drivingV means.

9. A machine of the clase described com pricing a convcycr. :i rcciprocable driving means adapted. in one direction of its m94 tion. to drive the conveyor in that direction and adapted as itl moves in thc opipsite direction to leave the conijeycr at nest` mein- Y drii'ing meanslfn its Second-orffrctfun'stroke, I

xiii" and a shock absorbing :lenireL comprising 'a action by the las., mentioned engagement of parts arranged to ositively stop said return movement of the riving means.

10. In a device of the class described, a shock absorbin device comprising a rack and a cross bea movable one with reference to the other, a ratchetdog on the cross head, means urging the ratchet dogs into engagement with the rack, and a cam device nor-V mally holding the ratchet dog out of engagement with the rack but movable to a position such that the dog may engage the rack.

l1. A machine of the class described comprising a stapling mechanism; a work holder; and means for relatively moving the work comprising a reciprocatlng` drivel' having a xed extreme position in one direction, a cyclically moving xed throw actuator arranged for lost motion with respectto said driver, a non-traveling stop for said driver determining the amount of such lost motion, and means dependent in action upon the relative osition of the work and the stapling mechanism operatively to connect said driver and stop.

12. A machine of the class described comprising a stapling mechanism; supporting means for box blank materials, and means for' advancing box materials along Said guides beneath said stapling mechanism including a reciprocating driver having a fixed extreme position and arranged tdimpart movement to said advancing means when moving in one direction, a non-traveling stop `for determining the other, extreme position of said driver, and means dependent in action on the position of the work relative to the stapling mechanism to bring stop and driver into oo erating relation.

13. A machine o the class described comprising a stapling mechanism; supporting means for box blank materials and means for advancing box materials along said guides beneath said stapling mechanism including n, reciprocating driver having a fixed extreme position and arranged to impart -movement to said advancing means when moving in one direction, a stop for determining .the other extreme fposition o f said driver, and trips arranged or successive ac tion correlated with the movement of said conveyer to bring stop and driver into co- Y operating relation.

1l. A machine of the class described mpricing a stapling mechanism, a conveyer to advance -box blank materials thereto, driving means to move `said conveyer in successive steps, a member coperatng with said driving means to govern the length of those steps, `and members distributed along the conveyer operatively to connect said member and said means.

l5. A machine of the class described comprising a stapling mechanism, a conveyor to advance box blank-materials thereto, driving means to move said conveyor in successivesteps, a member coperating with said driving means to govern the length of those steps, and members arranged for a Vsuccessive presentatio-n correlated with the movement of the conveyer and operating to connect said member and said means.

16. A machine of the class described comprising aA stapling mechanism, a conveyor for presenting box materials thereto, a reciprocating driver having a fixed extreme position and arranged to drive said conveyor on movement in one direction, a stop for determining the other cxtreme positlon of said driver, and means dependent in action on the position of the conveyor relative to said mechanism to bring stop and driver into cooperating relation.

17, A machine of the class described comprising a stapling mechanism, a conveyer for presentin box materials thereto, a reciprocating river having a fixed extreme position and arranged to drive said conveyor on movement in one direction, a stop for determining the other extreme position of said driver, and trips arranged for successive action correlated with the movement of said conveyer to bring stop and driver into coperating relation.

18. In a machine of the class described, a conveyer member, a plurality of push members located upon the conveyor, a track adjacent to the conveyer for the passage of one sort of box parts, means upon each push member for positioning and driving one of said box parts,

means also upon said push members for enand a wire together, a cut-off dvicefor` cutting the wire, means for contr ling the stapling with reference to the passing box parte, and a clutch device through which power mechanism driving the machine may e cnt oil', a plurality of conveyer members extending through the machine and vided with a plurality' of push nemhem-rs along their lengths, certain of which push members are constructed and arranged to position the cleats and the box sides and control said stapling operation, certain of which push members being arranged to oontrol the cut oli' mechanism for the wire and certain others finally to control the automatic clutch.

20'. A machine for use in making wire- Il.

bound boxes comprising, infcombination,

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binding wire applying'and fastener-setting mechanism; work-supporting means; means to cause relative progression'between said fastener-setting mechanism and the work; and automatic means to locate fasteners at predetermined points comprising controL mg members arranged along the work and mechanism successively controlled thereby, havin controllalbly' nterengageable mem Vordeter 'n feedV movements.

" Y or making Yivirebound action'of binding wire applying and fastener-setting mechanism upon assembled box parte, comprising, in combi nation, said mechanism; work-supporting to cause relative progression between said mechanism and the work; and automatic means to locate fasteners at predetermined points comprising successively acting controlling members and mechanism controlled thereby having members adapted to cooperate at different phases ofthe cycle of o ration of the machine, for determining eed-steps.

22. A machine of the class described comin combination, fastener-setting work-supporting means'. means to cause relative rogression between said mechanism and t e work; and automatic means to locate fasteners at predetermined points comprising successively acting com trolling means correlated with selected relative positions of the work and fastener-setting mechanism, and mechanism controlled thereby, havin controllably interengaging members, for etermining feed movements. 23. A machine of the class described com prising,` in combination, fastener-setting' mechanism; work-supporting means: means to cause relative progression between said fastener-setting mechanism and the work; and automatic means to locate fasteners at mechanism predetermined points comprising controlling and automatic means members arranged along the work for successve 'presentation and a stop mechanism distinct fromV but controlled by -said members for determining feed movemcbrbifts.

, 24. VA. machine of the class descri d comprising, in combination, fastener-setting mechanism; work-supporting means; means to cause relative progression between said fasteneneet/tima' mechanism and the Work: to locate fasteners at predetermined points comprising a stop mechanism having aV stationary impact sustaining member for determining' feed movements and successively acting'devices correlated with selected relative positions of the work and fastenerapplying mechanism for controlling effective operations of said stop mechanism.

25. A machine of the class described comprising, i combinaison, fastener-setting mechan work-supporting means; means between said and automatic means to locate fasteners at predetermined points comprising stop mechanism of the pavvl-and-rack type for deterniinin feed movements, and selectively adjusta'b e means for controlling said stop mechanism.

26. A machine for use in making wire bound boxes by the action of binding` wire applying and fastener-setting mechanism upon box" materials comprising, in combination, saidefmechanism; work-supporting means; step-feed mechanism whereby the Work is progressively subjected to the action of the fastener-setting mechanism; an automatic step-feed 'adjuster including' a pawl and rack; and controlling means therefor including successively active members correlated with selected relative positions of the work and fastener-setting mechanism.

Q7. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, cooperating fastener-applying, work-supporting and stepfeed mechanisms for securing;l fasteners at intervals to box sections, an automatic step feed adjuster including a pawl and rack, and successively presented control means therefor arranged along the work.

28. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, fastener-setting mechanism; Work-supporting means; regulable step-feed mechanism; and regulating mechanism therefor including controllably inter-engageable members, normal control means therefor and successively substituting control means to determine certain feed steps.

29. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, fastener-setting mechanism; work-supporting means; stepeed mechanism having a variable stroke driver; a. pawl-and-rack mechanism, one member of which is connected with said driver, and means controlling said pawland-rack mechanism to determine the stroke.

30. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a step-by-step fed conveyor for feeding box sections; mechanism to fasten binding Wire to said sections at intervals; stop mechanism independent' of the conveyer for determining feed steps; and means automatically controlling said stop mechanism comprising successively presented membcrs moving with the conveyer. e

3l. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, cooperating stapling, work feeding and binding wire supplying' mechanism, and wire severing means comprising a .wire cutter, a reciprocating cross head having means to axztuate the same, a rotatable bar normally supporting said cutter out of reach of said actuating means, and automatic means to rotate said bar to bring the actuating means.

cutter within range of said lprlsing, in combination,

coperating' stapling, work feedingand binding wire supplying` mechanism, and Wire severing means comprising a plunger and cutter adapted to be actuated thereb y, reciprocating means to l. actuate the plunger, a rotatable bar normaliy supportin g said plunger and cutter in inoperative position, and automatic means to'move said bar to bring the cutter to operative position, and the cutter within its actuating means.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name is the presence of two Witmesses.

SERAPHINE F. BAUWEN'S. Witnesses:

DwIeH'r B. Cmmvnn, MAX S. RosENzwEm. 

